#686DA2
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #686DA2
With the hex code #686DA2, this is a medium blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 43% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 36% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Slate Gray — a ΔE of 16.4 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A29D68, a moss shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.89:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.89:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #686DA2?
With the hex code #686DA2, this is a medium blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 43% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 36% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #686DA2?
Use white text. White on #686DA2 has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #686DA2?
Its complementary colour is #A29D68, and analogous partners are #688AA2 and #8068A2.